Midyear Career Reset: Five Moves to Refocus, Reclaim, and Realign the Rest of Your Year

Welcome to the midpoint of the year! Wondering how to make the rest of 2025 meaningful, productive, and aligned with your goals? Here are five proven, actionable strategies to reset, refocus, and rise. 

1. Reflect on Who You’ve Become

Forget just ticking off goals. True growth comes from understanding how you’ve evolved. What strengths did you grow? Where did you fail and get back up? Pause today and journal your biggest lessons. Midyear career reflection isn’t just nice. It’s essential to ensure you know where you’ve been and where you’re headed.

Ask yourself: 

• Who have I become in the last six months?

• What have I learned about myself?

• What strengths did I grow that I wasn’t even aware of in January?

2. Revisit Your Why

Why are you doing what you’re doing? Reconnect with your purpose. Career clarity leads to greater fulfillment and focus. This is foundational in career planning and finding your purpose at work.

Ask yourself:

• Why am I doing what I’m doing?

• Is it still aligned with where I want to go?

• If not—what needs to shift?

3. Audit Your Calendar

What on your schedule fuels you? What drains you? Conduct a calendar audit to clear the clutter and reclaim your most valuable resource: time. Protecting your energy is critical for long-term career success.

And ask:

• What fueled me?

• What drained me?

• What moved me closer to my goals?

• What was just noise?

4.  Make One Bold Ask 

Most people don’t get what they want because they never say it out loud. They hint. They hope. They drop clues. But clear, direct, respectful asks? That opens doors.

So, this month, challenge yourself to make one bold ask.

Whether it’s a raise, a new project, or a powerful connection, take the leap and ask. Advocating for yourself is key in career advancement and building professional confidence.

5. Visualize Year-End You

Picture where you want to be on December 31st. Where are you? What are you proud of? How do you feel about your work? Your energy? Your boundaries? Your growth?

Then back into the actions needed today to become that person. Visualization is a powerful tool in goal setting and personal development.

Ready to take action? Choose one of these today. Share your bold move and inspire others on the journey.

Want to be inspired by my reflections and bold asks? Listen to the full podcast, Midyear Career Reset: Five Moves to Refocus, Reclaim, and Realign the Rest of Your Year on Work Unscripted today.

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